A portable washing apparatus includes a housing that has a bottom wall, a top wall and a perimeter wall. A dividing wall divides the housing into a first compartment and a second compartment. A valve is mounted in the housing and is fluidly coupled to each of the first and second compartments. An outlet pipe is fluidly coupled to the valve. actuation of the valve allows selective fluid communication between the outlet pipe and the first or second compartments. A pump is fluidly coupled to the outlet pipe and draws fluid out of the housing. A tube has a first end and a second end. The first end is fluidly coupled to the pump. fluid drawn outwardly of the housing by the pump is ejected outwardly of the second end. A cleaning fluid is positioned in the first compartment and a rinsing fluid is positioned in the second compartment.
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1. A portable washing apparatus comprising:
a housing having a bottom wall, a top wall and a perimeter wall extending between said top and bottom walls, a dividing wall being positioned in said housing and dividing said housing into a first compartment and a second compartment;
a valve being mounted in said housing, said valve being fluidly coupled to each of said first and second compartments, an outlet pipe being fluidly coupled to said valve, actuation of said valve allowing selective fluid communication between said outlet pipe and said first or second compartments, said valve including an actuator positioned on an outer surface of said perimeter wall;
a pump being fluidly coupled to said outlet pipe, said pump drawing fluid out of said housing when said pump is actuated, said pump including an actuation handle extending upwardly from said housing, said pump being actuated when said pump actuator is pushed toward said housing;
a tube having a first end and a second end, said first end being fluidly coupled to said pump, said second end of said tube being positioned outside of said housing, wherein fluid drawn outwardly of said housing by said pump is ejected outwardly of said second end of said tube;
a cleaning fluid being positioned in said first compartment; and
a rinsing fluid being positioned in said second compartment.
6. A portable washing apparatus comprising:
a housing having a bottom wall, a top wall and a perimeter wall extending between said top and bottom walls, a dividing wall being positioned in said housing and dividing said housing into a first compartment and a second compartment;
a valve being mounted in said housing, said valve being fluidly coupled to each of said first and second compartments, an outlet pipe being fluidly coupled to said valve, actuation of said valve allowing selective fluid communication between said outlet pipe and said first or second compartments, said valve including an actuator positioned on an outer surface of said perimeter wall;
a pump being fluidly coupled to said outlet pipe, said pump drawing fluid out of said housing when said pump is actuated, said pump including an actuation handle extending upwardly from said housing, said pump being actuated when said pump actuator is pushed toward said housing;
a tube having a first end and a second end, said first end being fluidly coupled to said pump, said second end of said tube being positioned outside of said housing, wherein fluid drawn outwardly of said housing by said pump is ejected outwardly of said second end of said tube;
a nozzle being mounted on said second end of said tube, a trigger being mechanically coupled to said nozzle, the fluid being ejected outwardly of said nozzle when said trigger is actuated;
a cleaning fluid being positioned in said first compartment;
a rinsing fluid being positioned in said second compartment;
at least one hook member being attached to said housing to allow said housing to be coupled to a cart; and
each of said compartments having one of a pair of fill openings fluidly coupled thereto, each of a pair of coverings being removably positioned over one of said fill openings.
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The present invention relates to portable washing devices and more particularly pertains to a new portable washing device for providing cleaning and rinsing fluids in a portable manner for a cleaning person.
The present invention meets the needs presented above by generally comprising a housing has a bottom wall, a top wall and a perimeter wall extending between the top and bottom walls. A dividing wall is positioned in the housing and divides the housing into a first compartment and a second compartment. A valve is mounted in the housing. The valve is fluidly coupled to each of the first and second compartments. An outlet pipe is fluidly coupled to the valve. Actuation of the valve allows selective fluid communication between the outlet pipe and the first or second compartments. The valve includes an actuator positioned on an outer surface of the perimeter wall. A pump is fluidly coupled to the outlet pipe and draws fluid out of the housing when the pump is actuated. A tube has a first end and a second end. The first end is fluidly coupled to the pump and the second end of the tube is positioned outside of the housing. Fluid drawn outwardly of the housing by the pump is ejected outwardly of the second end of the tube. A cleaning fluid is positioned in the first compartment and a rinsing fluid is positioned in the second compartment.
There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, the more important features of the invention in order that the detailed description thereof that follows may be better understood, and in order that the present contribution to the art may be better appreciated. There are additional features of the invention that will be described hereinafter and which will form the subject matter of the claims appended hereto.
The objects of the invention, along with the various features of novelty which characterize the invention, are pointed out with particularity in the claims annexed to and forming a part of this disclosure.
The invention will be better understood and objects other than those set forth above will become apparent when consideration is given to the following detailed description thereof. Such description makes reference to the annexed drawings wherein:
With reference now to the drawings, and in particular to
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A valve 38 is mounted in the housing 12. The valve 38 is fluidly coupled to each of the first 22 and second 24 compartments. An outlet pipe 40 is fluidly coupled to the valve 38. Actuation of the valve 38 allows selective fluid communication between the outlet pipe 40 and the first 22 or second 24 compartments. The valve 38 includes an actuator 42 positioned on an outer surface of the perimeter wall 18.
A pump 44 is fluidly coupled to the outlet pipe 40. The pump 44 draws fluid out of the housing 12 when the pump 44 is actuated. The pump 44 includes an actuation handle 46 extending upwardly from the housing 12. The pump 44 is actuated when the actuation handle 46 is pushed toward the housing 12.
A tube 48 has a first end 50 and a second end 52. The first end 50 is fluidly coupled to the pump 44. The second end 52 of the tube 48 is positioned outside of the housing 12. Fluid drawn outwardly of the housing 12 by the pump 44 is ejected outwardly of the second end 52 of the tube 48.
A conventional nozzle 54 is mounted on the second end 52 of the tube 48. A trigger 56 is mechanically coupled to the nozzle 54. The fluid is ejected outwardly of the nozzle 54 when the trigger 56 is actuated.
In use, the housing 12 is mounted on a cleaning cart 30 and the nozzle 54 may be used to spray either the cleaning fluid 26 or the rinsing fluid 28 where needed. The housing 12 provides for easy finding and usage of cleaning materials when a cleaning person, such as at a hotel, cleans a bathroom.
With respect to the above description then, it is to be realized that the optimum dimensional relationships for the parts of the invention, to include variations in size, materials, shape, form, function and manner of operation, assembly and use, are deemed readily apparent and obvious to one skilled in the art, and all equivalent relationships to those illustrated in the drawings and described in the specification are intended to be encompassed by the present invention.
Therefore, the foregoing is considered as illustrative only of the principles of the invention. Further, since numerous modifications and changes will readily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired to limit the invention to the exact construction and operation shown and described, and accordingly, all suitable modifications and equivalents may be resorted to, falling within the scope of the invention.
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